Led by senior editors from the Journal, the CEO Council annual meeting brings together 120 of the world’s most powerful chief executives each year to work together to address the most pressing public policy and business issues, from fiscal stimulus to health care and energy. Senior policymakers participate; recent guests have included Jon Huntsman, former ambassador to China; Timothy Geithner, U.S. Treasury Secretary; Alan Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Dick Cheney, former vice president of the United States; Robert Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense; Rahm Emanuel, former White House Chief of Staff; New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Senators John McCain, Charles Schumer, U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan; U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; and many other members of the Cabinet and Congress.

On-demand video from the morning sessions at the 2011 annual meeting is available on WSJ.com/CEOCouncil, including interviews with Alan Krueger, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform; Jack Lew, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget; Zhu Min, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund; Lawrence Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary; and Glenn Hubbard, economic advisor to Mitt Romney.

The 2011 meeting theme was “Toward a New Global Order” and focused on China’s role in the world, the global economy, job creation, and the deficit. Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Oleg Deripaska, CEO of Basic Element Company, and Zhang Xin, CEO and co-founder of real estate company SOHO China, joined us for the opening night discussion. During the next day, the group convened in topic-specific task forces; in these focused sessions, the Council members worked together to identify and prioritize key recommendations for both business strategy and government policy. Topics included Forging a Stronger U.S. China Partnership; Building a U.S. Export Economy; Encouraging and Protecting Innovation; and The Global Competition for Resources. The results of the CEO Council’s discussions were published in a worldwide special report of The Wall Street Journal in print and online on Monday, November 21, available here.

Membership in The Wall Street Journal CEO Council is by invitation. The participating CEOs lead companies that collectively employ over 5 million people, generate nearly $2 trillion in annual revenues, and represent 11 countries and a diverse cross-section of industries.

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